Tuning: E A D G B E

Almost Had to Start a Fight [Intro] G C B Bb x2 [Verse 1]

^GAlmost, almost, almost, almost,^C al^Bmost^Bb had to start a fight ^GDon't know, don't know, don't know, don't know ^Chow ^Bto ^Bbreact so I won't ^GWhat do, what do, what do, what do ^Cyou ^Bdo ^Bbwhen you are provoked? ^GWhen does, when does, when does, when does, when does^F something ^Cstop being a joke? ^GCaught up, caught up, caught up, caught up ^Cin ^Bour ^Bbmorbid modern lives ^GAdapt, adapt, adapt, adapt ^Cto ^Bthe ^Bbvoid then if you must ^GInto, into, into, into ^Cthis ^Bper^Bbverted status quo ^GWhat if, what if, what if, what if I've grown^F tired of ^Cbeing polite? ^G

[Chorus 1]

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Why am I searching for reason? ^F ^C ^G

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I'm in the chaos dimension ^F ^C ^G

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Reason's eclipsed by tension ^F ^C ^G

[Verse 2]

^GI want, I want, I want, I want ^Cnot ^Bto ^Bbfeel numb about death ^GFinding, finding, finding, finding ^Cpeace ^Bis ^Bbnot an easy task ^GBreathing, breathing, breathing, breathing ^Cto ^Bsee ^Bbif there's any left ^GReading, reading, reading, reading about ^F how many ^Cpeople died and ^G

[Chorus 2]

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Can't someone tell me the reason? ^F ^C ^G

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I'm in the chaos dimension ^F ^C ^G

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Trapped in a brutal invention ^F ^C ^G

[Transition Riff] e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|--5-5-5-3-----3------------------------------------| A|----------5-5--5-----------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| (It's an octave lower with a low B string, but this is how to do it on a standard six string) F C G In and Out of Patience [Chorus 1]

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If it stops I'm,^G

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if it stops I'm, ^G

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if it stops I'm having a bad dream [Intro]

G C G x2 G Bb G G C G x3 G Bb G [Verse 1]

^GIn and out of ^Cpa^Gtience ^G ^Bb ^G ^GI just can't keep it a^Cro^Gund ^G ^Bb ^G ^GMost of mine's been ^Cta^Gken ^G ^Bb ^G ^GIs there a finite a^Cmo^Gunt? ^G ^Bb ^G ^GHad a little l^Cef^Gt (But I ^Ggave it to you)^Bb ^G ^GNow someone's at my ^Cdo^Gor ^G(And they need some too)^Bb ^G ^GLighting up my ^Cpho^Gne ^G(Darkening my mood^Bb) ^G ^GAnd all I got ^Cleft ^Gis ^GThis ^Bbshit ^Gattitude^D ^DAt least music is playing in my head ^C

G [Chorus 2]

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If it stops I'm,^G

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if it stops I'm, ^G

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if it stops I'm having an unshakable nightmare G C G x2 G Bb G G C G x3 G Bb G

[Verse 2]

^GIn and out of ^Cpa^Gtience ^G ^Bb ^G ^GDon't have enough to s^Cha^Gre ^G ^Bb ^G ^GSometimes on life itsel^Cf ^G ^G ^Bb ^G ^GI'm neither here nor ther^Ce ^G ^G ^Bb ^G ^GThe MT^CA ^G ^G(Took the first of it)^Bb ^G ^GTwenty-minute del^Cay ^G ^G(Wasn't the worst of it)^Bb ^G ^GSo hot under^Cground^G ^G(You could burn to death)^Bb ^G ^GNow you're right on ^Ctime ^Gto take what ^BbI g^Got ^Dleft ^CFunky music playing in my head

G [Chorus 3]

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If it stops I'm,^G

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if it stops I'm,^G

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and if it stops I'm ^Cm7counting on ^Gyou

[Outro]

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This next's one called Freebird II

Parquet Courts - Almost had to start a fight - in and out of patience